Did anyone else have problems finding OcUK?!

mishima · 19 Feb 2007 at 13:41

Been away for the weekend and was going past OcUK (didn't realise it was just off M6). I have never been there before but anyway I was hoping to drop in to purchase a few things. I spent 45minutes driving round asking for directions and everything and I still couldn't find it. So in the end I was getting so frustrated I just turned back home!!

Has anyone else had trouble finding it?!

mishima · 19 Feb 2007 at 14:27

Well I was passing you see so I could have saved postage costs (probably spent as much in fuel lol), so as I knew I was coming up M6 I thought I would pop in and get my CPU cooler and case. Got so wound up, I was going round the city center and just generally being a wally so annoyed I just looked on the AA at a route planner and it was simple.

mishima · 19 Feb 2007 at 19:39

semi-pro waster said:
They do provide you with links to Multimap which you can zoom in and out of. I've never been personally as it is a bit of a trek for me, especially without a car but surely the map is enough of a help.

Yeah thats what I went off, just drew it out and wrote where I needed to come off motorway etc.

Got a birthday coming up so if anyones feeling generous a sat nav would come in handy haha! Seriously though I think I might invest in one. I thought it would have been simple but it wasn't I must have only been round the corner cause I was driving up and down King Street.

Anyone wana spec me a sat nav?!

mishima · 19 Feb 2007 at 21:03

I kept making wrong turns too I'm sure, cause I stopped at various places asking for directions and when I followed their directions they didn't match to the actual road. I think it helps when you have someone else with you in the car cause you have to concentrate were you are going and stuff, I couldn't have proper looks when I was going down the roads cause there were always people right up the back of me!!

Is it anywhere near the instrutrial estate with McDonalds, Matalan etc on it? cause I saw that a few times!

mishima · 20 Feb 2007 at 09:21

I don't really want to get a PDA/palmtop etc so yeah TomTom would be ideal except they are still quite expensive, if you don't mind me asking how much was yours Melbourne?

mishima · 20 Feb 2007 at 09:54

Nice one, thanks for that. That TomTom One seems the one to go for. Do you take the holder out of your car when you park it?

I know that Sat nav's are reportedly one of the commonst things stolen from cars today - saw a program the other week that thieves will even break in if they see the holder etc..

mishima · 20 Feb 2007 at 10:05

Good practise though, to be honest I'm fed up having to always take out my bluetooth, phone, and cd player whenever I get out of the car at say a petrol station or something. Often I'll leave in the cd player at a petrol station cause I'll only be quick but you can't trust anyone thesedays!!